Posted
Saturday, February 14th, at
5:02 PM (∞).
Carl Safina wrote an interesting essay in Tuesday’s New York Times about the semantics of evolution. Here’s an excerpt:
“By propounding “Darwinism,” even scientists and science writers perpetuate an impression that evolution is about one man, one book, one “theory.” The ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi said, “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” The point is that making a master teacher into a sacred fetish misses the essence of his teaching. So let us now kill Darwin.”
Here’s the link if you’re interested:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/science/10essa.html?_r=1&ref=science
